Rattoo Round Tower.....

Little is known of the history of this monastery which is said to have been founded by Bishop Lughach, one of the first Christian evangelists in Kerry. The Round Tower, built about 1100, is exceptionally well-preserved, although its roof has been restored. Its doorway has a round arch, and is surrounded by a plain flat carved moulding, capped with an unusual curvilinear design.

A sheela-na-gig is carved on the north window, facing into the inside of the tower. These were ugly, explicit carvings of females which were often placed on the walls of churches and castles as protective symbols. This is the only example of a sheela-na-gig to be found in an Irish Round Tower.

Rattoo - from Ráth Tuaidh (northern ring-fort).